No they were very small and in a wild flower area - sorry picture isn't very clear - a little like very tiny antirrihnums but not - hope that makes sense
Verdun - it's the 2nd to last pic. I have that yellow flower, scabious waiting to go in and white feverfew - not sure what the white flower was but it was similar. It was humming with bees and butterflies. With not too much effort - dig up some lawn and cut back the huge lilac (it won't miss them) I could easily make a copy of border.. The yellow flower is already planted and can't be moved again as since its last move (it has had several) it is not looking happy. Also the area is a bit of a dead area at the moment, can easily extend it across as well i'm thinking, and I love tall yellow Mullein (verbascum)
Bought one in Cornwall ready for planting as well- a bombowhatsit!
It is also the fact that the perennial areas are tall, not layered so you can be in them and not be seen , love the look of it but haven't the flowering succession right for that yet.
With the nicotiana I have at present (temporary) I get that effect and want to do it in a more permanent way
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Here are some pics of gardens we visited in Cornwall - Eden, Trebah and Hidden Valley (which took some finding!)
If anyone knows what these above are please could you let me know
All these we entered using the GW 2 for 1 card. Especially worth it for Eden
The lsat garden is just around an ordinary house - a gardeners garden
Are they penstemmons?
No they were very small and in a wild flower area - sorry picture isn't very clear - a little like very tiny antirrihnums but not - hope that makes sense
Thanks for answering
trying to bump this one up - getting squashed tomato fot it!
Found out the little flowers I like are Toadflax.
Yesterday visited Hidcote. Came home with loads of ideas, only managed to buy one plant though but they do have a brilliant GC
Verdun - it's the 2nd to last pic. I have that yellow flower, scabious waiting to go in and white feverfew - not sure what the white flower was but it was similar. It was humming with bees and butterflies. With not too much effort - dig up some lawn and cut back the huge lilac (it won't miss them) I could easily make a copy of border.. The yellow flower is already planted and can't be moved again as since its last move (it has had several) it is not looking happy. Also the area is a bit of a dead area at the moment, can easily extend it across as well i'm thinking, and I love tall yellow Mullein (verbascum)
Bought one in Cornwall ready for planting as well- a bombowhatsit!
It is also the fact that the perennial areas are tall, not layered so you can be in them and not be seen , love the look of it but haven't the flowering succession right for that yet.
With the nicotiana I have at present (temporary) I get that effect and want to do it in a more permanent way
Matty, I think those little plants might be annual linarias
In the sticks near Peterborough
These are from Bramdean House. An NGS garden. Beautiful borders but to me somehow seemed to lack soul.
Sorry about quality of pictures
Don't have camera these were taken with ipod.
My friend standing next to a Brugmansia aka Datura
A view down through their famous mirror borders to the house.
Same again. Sorry bit dark
Look at the size of the plants!!!!
A really pretty little double geranium. Anyone know the name?
Beautiful Clematis, so many flowers.
Loved the colour of this Hemerocallis
Anyone know what it is? Slugs certainly liked the leaves.
These are from Hampton Court Castle and Gardens. The original one built in 1434. Well worth a visit. Grand, beautiful and plenty of soul
The grand entrance with the castle in the background
How pretty are these for runnerbeans?! And Hi
thats me.
A riot of colour
The view from one end.....
To the other
You had to find your way through to the castle folly in the middle
You go inside down through a tunnel and come out to this!
Then to get to the sunken garden you have to go behind this!
You come out here
And sit on a bench here and admire the view
Will load some more later have to go